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Six years ago today, the Pokémon anime first entered Alola!
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Two years ago today, Pokémon Journeys: The Series premiered!
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20 years ago today, Pokémon Stadium was first released for the Nintendo 64 in North America!
A sequel to the mostly incomplete Japan only Pokémon Stadium, this was the first home console game to have all Pokémon in its generation able to be used in battle.
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22 years ago today, Pokémon Stadium 2 was first released for the Nintendo 64 in North America!
This sequel to Pokémon Stadium brought Generation II Pokémon into full 3D for the first time.
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July 7th marks Tanabata, the Japanese Star Festival, celebrated by writing wishes on small paper tags known as tanzaku.
Similar tags can be found on Jirachi, the Wish Pokémon, which has historically been distributed during Tanabata.
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Today is the 18th anniversary of the Nintendo GameCube, officially released in Japan on September 14, 2001!
Officially abbreviated GCN (Japanese: NGC), it is Nintendo's sixth-generation console.
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Today is the 19th anniversary of "Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the Unown: Entei " officially released in Japan as "Lord of the "Unknown" Tower" on July 8, 2001!
The third feature film in the series, it prominently features Entei and Unown.
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Happy Birthday to Bill!
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15 years ago today, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team were first released for the Game Boy Advanced (Red) and Nintendo DS (Blue) in North America!
These games are the first two entries in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series.
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Today is the 15th anniversary of Pokémon Battle Revolution, first released in Japan for the Nintendo Wii on December 14, 2006!
Trainers could battle using their Pokémon from Generation IV main series games while using their Nintendo DS as a controller.
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25 years ago today, the Nintendo 64 was first released in North America!
It is named for its 64-bit central processing unit. It was the last major home console to use cartridges as a primary storage format until the Nintendo Switch in 2017.
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Today is the 16th anniversary of Pokémon Emerald Version, officially released in Japan for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance on September 16, 2004!
It is a solitary version to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, and the fifth and final Generation III core series title.
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Happy Birthday to Platinum Berlitz!
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Today is the 7th anniversary of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, first released in multiple countries for the Nintendo 3DS on November 21, 2014!
They are the second and final paired Generation VI games and are enhanced remakes of Ruby and Sapphire.
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Today is the 16th anniversary of Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, officially released in Japan as "The Pokémon Ranger and The Prince of the Sea" on July 15, 2006!
The ninth feature film in the series, it prominently features Manaphy.
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Today is the 17th anniversary of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, first released in Japan for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS on November 17, 2005!
They are the first games in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series.
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18 years ago today, Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias (M05) first premiered in theaters in North America!
It would later release for home media on January 20, 2004.
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13 years ago today, Pokémon Ranger was first released for the Nintendo DS in North America!
The first game in the Pokémon Ranger series, players travel all over the land of Fiore and capture Pokémon using the Nintendo DS touch screen and stylus.
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Three years ago today, Pokémon Journeys: The Series premiered!
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Today is the 20th anniversary of the Game Boy Color, released in Japan on October 21, 1998.
The console was produced until 2003.
It's best selling games were Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions, with Pokémon Crystal Version being it's best selling exclusive.
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13 years ago today, "Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew" was first released in North America!
It is the third Advanced Generation series movie, and the eighth Pokémon movie overall.
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Today is the 14th anniversary of "Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai" officially released in Japan on July 14, 2007!
The tenth feature film in the series, it prominently features Dialga, Palkia, and Darkrai.
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Today is the 23rd anniversary of Pokémon Red and Green Versions, released in Japan on February 27, 1996!
As the first games in the franchise, it also marks the 23rd anniversary of Pokémon!
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Today is the 12th anniversary of the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, officially released in Japan for the Nintendo DS on September 13, 2007!
They are the second pair of entries in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series.
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Today in history: On this day in 1989, "Game Freak, Inc." was founded by Satoshi Tajiri, Ken Sugimori, & Junichi Masuda. Happy Anniversary!
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